Becoming a PC Maintenance Technician

This training presents the architecture of a desktop PC: motherboard, processor, chipset, memory, graphics card, storage and power supply. It is accessible to people wishing to become professionals in PC repair.
Participants disassemble and reassemble PC towers, test ATX power supply rails and replace the main components. They reinstall Windows, clone drives to SSD and deal with slowdowns, startup problems, infections and drivers.
The electronics part includes examining faulty motherboards, taking measurements on VRMs and voltage regulators, and replacing simple capacitors, connectors and MOSFETs. The final workshop covers the complete handling of several PCs and writing service sheets.

• Understand the architecture of a desktop PC and the role of its main components.
• Diagnose and resolve common software problems under Windows.
• Test and replace RAM, drives, the power supply, the graphics card and other main components.
• Check and troubleshoot an ATX power supply.
• Carry out simple motherboard repairs, notably on basic capacitors, connectors and MOSFETs.
• Organize a maintenance workshop with procedures, service sheets and best practices.

• Entry-level IT technicians.
• People wishing to become professionals in desktop PC repair.

No specific technical prerequisites are required.